Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 17
DB 6 17.1
हैहयानामुत्पत्तिप्रसङ्गे रमाविष्णुसंवादवर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच कथं ताश्च स्त्रियः सर्वा भृगूणां दुःखसागरात् । मुक्ता वंशः पुनस्तेषां ब्राह्मणानां स्थिरोऽभवत्
haihayānāmutpattiprasaṅge ramāviṣṇusaṃvādavarṇanam janamejaya uvāca kathaṃ tāśca striyaḥ sarvā bhṛgūṇāṃ duḥkhasāgarāt | muktā vaṃśaḥ punasteṣāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ sthiro'bhavat
Description of the conversation between Ramā and Viṣṇu in connection with the origin of the Haihayas. Janamejaya said: How were all those women of the Bhṛgus freed from the ocean of sorrow, and how did the lineage of those brahmins again become firm?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.2
हैहयैः किं कृतं कार्यं हत्वा तान्ब्राह्मणानपि । क्षत्रियैर्लोभसंयुक्तैः पापाचारैर्वदस्व तत्
haihayaiḥ kiṃ kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ hatvā tānbrāhmaṇānapi | kṣatriyairlobhasaṃyuktaiḥ pāpācārairvadasva tat
What task was accomplished by the Haihayas by killing those brahmins — by those kṣatriyas joined with greed, of evil conduct? Tell that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.3
न तृप्तिरस्ति मे ब्रह्मन् पिबतस्ते कथामृतम् । पावनं सुखदं नॄणां परलोके फलप्रदम्
na tṛptirasti me brahman pibataste kathāmṛtam | pāvanaṃ sukhadaṃ nṝṇāṃ paraloke phalapradam
I have no satiety, O brahmin, as I drink the nectar of your story, which is purifying, gives men happiness, and bestows fruit in the world beyond.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.4
व्यास उवाच शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि कथां पापप्रणाशिनीम् । यथा स्त्रियस्तु ता मुक्ता दुःखात्तस्माद्दुरत्ययात्
vyāsa uvāca śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm | yathā striyastu tā muktā duḥkhāttasmādduratyayāt
Vyāsa said: Listen, king, I shall tell the story that destroys sin—how those women were freed from that hardly-surmountable sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.5
भृगुपत्न्यो यदा राजन् हिमवन्तं गिरिं गताः । भयत्रस्ता विभग्नाशा हैहयैः पीडिता भृशम्
bhṛgupatnyo yadā rājan himavantaṃ giriṃ gatāḥ | bhayatrastā vibhagnāśā haihayaiḥ pīḍitā bhṛśam
When, O king, the wives of the Bhṛgus went to the Himālaya mountain, trembling with fear, their hopes shattered, sorely tormented by the Haihayas—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.6
गौरीं तत्र तु संस्थाप्य मृण्मयीं सरितस्तटे । उपोषणपराश्चक्रुर्निश्चयं मरणं प्रति
gaurīṃ tatra tu saṃsthāpya mṛṇmayīṃ saritastaṭe | upoṣaṇaparāścakrurniścayaṃ maraṇaṃ prati
there, having set up a Gaurī made of clay on the bank of a river, they devoted themselves to fasting, resolved upon death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.7
स्वप्ने गत्वा तदा देवी प्राह ताः प्रमदोत्तमाः । युष्मासु मध्ये कस्याश्चिद्भविता चोरुजः पुमान्
svapne gatvā tadā devī prāha tāḥ pramadottamāḥ | yuṣmāsu madhye kasyāścidbhavitā corujaḥ pumān
Then the Goddess came in a dream and said to those excellent women: "To one among you there shall be born a male child from her thigh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.8
मदंशशक्तिसम्भिन्नः स वः कार्यं विधास्यति । इत्यादिश्य पराम्बा सा पश्चादन्तर्हिताभवत्
madaṃśaśaktisambhinnaḥ sa vaḥ kāryaṃ vidhāsyati | ityādiśya parāmbā sā paścādantarhitābhavat
"Endowed with a portion of my power, he will accomplish your task." Having so instructed (them), that supreme Mother thereafter vanished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.9
जागृतास्तु ततः सर्वा मुदमापुर्वराङ्गनाः । काचित्तासां भयोद्विग्ना कामिनी चतुरा भृशम्
jāgṛtāstu tataḥ sarvā mudamāpurvarāṅganāḥ | kācittāsāṃ bhayodvignā kāminī caturā bhṛśam
Then all those lovely women awoke and were filled with joy; one of them, a woman agitated by fear, most clever,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.10
दधार चोरुणैकेन गर्भं सा कुलवृद्धये । पलायनपरा दृष्टा क्षत्रियैर्ब्राह्मणी यदा
dadhāra coruṇaikena garbhaṃ sā kulavṛddhaye | palāyanaparā dṛṣṭā kṣatriyairbrāhmaṇī yadā
bore the embryo in one of her thighs for the increase of the family. When that brahmin woman, intent on fleeing, was seen by the Kṣatriyas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.11
विह्वला तेजसा युक्ता तदा ते दुद्रुवुर्भृशम् । गृह्यतां वध्यतां नारी सगर्भा याति सत्वरा
vihvalā tejasā yuktā tadā te dudruvurbhṛśam | gṛhyatāṃ vadhyatāṃ nārī sagarbhā yāti satvarā
distraught (and) filled with fiery power, then they ran hard (after her): "Seize her! Kill her! The woman with the embryo is going away quickly!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.12
इति ब्रुवन्तः सम्प्राप्ताः कामिनीं खड्गपाणयः । सा भयार्ता तु तान्दृष्ट्वा रुरोद समुपागतान्
iti bruvantaḥ samprāptāḥ kāminīṃ khaḍgapāṇayaḥ | sā bhayārtā tu tāndṛṣṭvā ruroda samupāgatān
Speaking thus, swords in hand, they reached the woman; and she, stricken with fear, seeing them come near, wept.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.13
गर्भस्य रक्षणार्थं सा चुक्रोशातिभयातुरा । रुदतीं मातरं श्रुत्वा दीनां प्राणविवर्जिताम्
garbhasya rakṣaṇārthaṃ sā cukrośātibhayāturā | rudatīṃ mātaraṃ śrutvā dīnāṃ prāṇavivarjitām
For the sake of protecting the embryo she cried out, greatly afflicted with fear. Hearing his mother weeping, wretched, bereft of life-breath,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.14
निराधारां क्रन्दमानां क्षत्रियैर्भृशतापिताम् । गृहीतामिव सिंहेन सगर्भां हरिणीं यथा
nirādhārāṃ krandamānāṃ kṣatriyairbhṛśatāpitām | gṛhītāmiva siṃhena sagarbhāṃ hariṇīṃ yathā
without support, wailing, sorely tormented by the Kṣatriyas, like a pregnant doe seized by a lion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.15
साश्रुनेत्रां वेपमानां सङ्क्रुध्य बालकस्तदा । भित्त्वोरुं निर्जगामाशु गर्भः सूर्य इवापरः
sāśrunetrāṃ vepamānāṃ saṅkrudhya bālakastadā | bhittvoruṃ nirjagāmāśu garbhaḥ sūrya ivāparaḥ
her eyes full of tears, trembling—then the boy, growing enraged, split the thigh and came forth at once, the embryo, like a second sun,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.16
मुष्णन्दृष्टीः क्षत्रियाणां तेजसा बालकः शुभः । दर्शनाद्बालकस्याशु सर्वे जाता विलोचनाः
muṣṇandṛṣṭīḥ kṣatriyāṇāṃ tejasā bālakaḥ śubhaḥ | darśanādbālakasyāśu sarve jātā vilocanāḥ
the auspicious boy stealing the sight of the Kṣatriyas by his radiance; from the sight of the boy all at once became eyeless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.17
बभ्रमुर्गिरिदुर्गेषु जन्मान्धा इव क्षत्रियाः । चिन्तितं मनसा सर्वैः किमेतदिति साम्प्रतम् हैहयानामुत्पत्तिप्रसङ्गे रमाविष्णुसंवादवर्णनं नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः
babhramurgiridurgeṣu janmāndhā iva kṣatriyāḥ | cintitaṃ manasā sarvaiḥ kimetaditi sāmpratam haihayānāmutpattiprasaṅge ramāviṣṇusaṃvādavarṇanaṃ nāma saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ
The Kṣatriyas wandered about in the mountain fastnesses like men blind from birth; and all thought in their minds, "What is this now?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.18
सर्वे चक्षुर्विहीना यज्जाता स्म बालदर्शनात् । ब्राह्मण्यास्तु प्रभावोऽयं सतीव्रतबलं महत्
sarve cakṣurvihīnā yajjātā sma bāladarśanāt | brāhmaṇyāstu prabhāvo'yaṃ satīvratabalaṃ mahat
"Since we have all become deprived of eyes from seeing the boy, this is the power of the brahmin woman, the great strength of her vow of chastity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.19
क्षणाद्वामोघसङ्कल्पाः किं करिष्यन्तिदुःखिताः । इति सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा नेत्रहीना निराश्रयाः
kṣaṇādvāmoghasaṅkalpāḥ kiṃ kariṣyantiduḥkhitāḥ | iti sañcintya manasā netrahīnā nirāśrayāḥ
"In an instant—(those whose) resolves are unfailing—what will the sorrowful ones do?" Thus reflecting in their minds, eyeless and without refuge,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 17.20
ब्राह्मणीं शरणं जग्मुर्हैहया गतचेतसः । प्रणेमुस्तां भयत्रस्तां कृताञ्जलिपुटाश्च ते
brāhmaṇīṃ śaraṇaṃ jagmurhaihayā gatacetasaḥ | praṇemustāṃ bhayatrastāṃ kṛtāñjalipuṭāśca te
the Haihayas, their wits gone, went for refuge to the brahmin woman; and with palms joined they bowed to her, who was trembling with fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.21
ऊचुश्चैनां भयोद्विग्नां दृष्ट्यर्थं क्षत्रियर्षभाः । प्रसीद सुभगे मातः सेवकास्ते वयं किल
ūcuścaināṃ bhayodvignāṃ dṛṣṭyarthaṃ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ | prasīda subhage mātaḥ sevakāste vayaṃ kila
And those bulls among Kṣatriyas spoke to her, who was agitated with fear, for the sake of (regaining) sight: "Be gracious, fortunate one, mother; we are indeed your servants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.22
कृतापराधा रम्भोरु क्षत्रियाः पापबुद्धयः । दर्शनात्तव तन्वङ्गि जाताः सर्वे विलोचनाः
kṛtāparādhā rambhoru kṣatriyāḥ pāpabuddhayaḥ | darśanāttava tanvaṅgi jātāḥ sarve vilocanāḥ
"The Kṣatriyas, of sinful mind, have done wrong, O you with thighs like plantain stems; from the sight of you, slender-limbed one, all have become eyeless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.23
मुखं ते नैव पश्यामो जन्मान्धा इव भामिनि । अद्भुतं ते तपो वीर्यं किं कुर्मः पापकारिणः
mukhaṃ te naiva paśyāmo janmāndhā iva bhāmini | adbhutaṃ te tapo vīryaṃ kiṃ kurmaḥ pāpakāriṇaḥ
"We do not see your face at all, like men blind from birth, O lady. Wondrous is your austerity and might; what shall we, doers of evil, do?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.24
शरणं ते प्रपन्नाः स्मो देहि चक्षूंषि मानदे । अन्धत्वं मरणादुग्रं कृपां कर्तुं त्वमर्हसि
śaraṇaṃ te prapannāḥ smo dehi cakṣūṃṣi mānade | andhatvaṃ maraṇādugraṃ kṛpāṃ kartuṃ tvamarhasi
We have come to you for refuge; give (us back) our eyes, O bestower of honour. Blindness is more terrible than death — you ought to show mercy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.25
पुनर्दृष्टिप्रदानेन सेवकान्क्षत्रियान्कुरु । उपरम्य च गच्छेम सहिताः पापकर्मणः
punardṛṣṭipradānena sevakānkṣatriyānkuru | uparamya ca gacchema sahitāḥ pāpakarmaṇaḥ
By granting sight again, make the Kshatriyas your servants; and, ceasing (from this), let us go away together, we who are doers of evil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.26
अतः परं न कर्तव्यमीदृशं कर्म कर्हिचित् । भार्गवाणां तु सर्वेषां सेवकाः स्मो वयं किल
ataḥ paraṃ na kartavyamīdṛśaṃ karma karhicit | bhārgavāṇāṃ tu sarveṣāṃ sevakāḥ smo vayaṃ kila
Henceforth such a deed must never be done at any time; indeed we are servants of all the Bhārgavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.27
अज्ञानाद्यत्कृतं पापं क्षन्तव्यं तत्त्वयाधुना । वैरं नातः परं क्वापि भृगुभिः क्षत्रियैः सह
ajñānādyatkṛtaṃ pāpaṃ kṣantavyaṃ tattvayādhunā | vairaṃ nātaḥ paraṃ kvāpi bhṛgubhiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ saha
The sin that was done out of ignorance must now be forgiven by you; from now on let there be no enmity anywhere between the Bhṛgus and the Kshatriyas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.28
कर्तव्यं शपथैः सम्यग्वर्तितव्यं तु हैहयैः । सपुत्रा भव सुश्रोणि प्रणताः स्मो वयं च ते
kartavyaṃ śapathaiḥ samyagvartitavyaṃ tu haihayaiḥ | saputrā bhava suśroṇi praṇatāḥ smo vayaṃ ca te
(This) must be settled by oaths, and the Haihayas must conduct themselves properly. Be (kind) together with your son, O fair-hipped one; we too are bowed down before you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.29
प्रसादं कुरु कल्याणि न द्विष्यामः कदाचन । व्यास उवाच इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणी विस्मयान्विता
prasādaṃ kuru kalyāṇi na dviṣyāmaḥ kadācana | vyāsa uvāca iti teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā brāhmaṇī vismayānvitā
Be gracious, O auspicious lady; we shall never hate (you). Vyāsa said: Hearing this speech of theirs, the brahmin woman, filled with astonishment,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.30
तानाह प्रणतान्दुःस्थानाश्वास्य गतलोचनान् । गृहीता न मया दृष्टिर्युष्माकं क्षत्रियाः किल
tānāha praṇatānduḥsthānāśvāsya gatalocanān | gṛhītā na mayā dṛṣṭiryuṣmākaṃ kṣatriyāḥ kila
spoke to them — bowed down, in distress, their eyes gone — reassuring them: "Indeed, Kshatriyas, your sight was not taken by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.31
नाहं रुषान्विता सत्यं कारणं शृणुताद्य यत् । अयं च भार्गवो नूनमूरुजः कुपितोऽद्य वः
nāhaṃ ruṣānvitā satyaṃ kāraṇaṃ śṛṇutādya yat | ayaṃ ca bhārgavo nūnamūrujaḥ kupito'dya vaḥ
I am not filled with anger — that is the truth; hear now the reason why (this happened). Surely this Bhārgava, born from my thigh, is now enraged at you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.32
चक्षूंषि तेन युष्माकं स्तम्भितानि रुषावता । स्वबन्धून्निहताञ्ज्ञात्वा गर्भस्थानपि क्षत्रियैः
cakṣūṃṣi tena yuṣmākaṃ stambhitāni ruṣāvatā | svabandhūnnihatāñjñātvā garbhasthānapi kṣatriyaiḥ
By him, in his fury, your eyes have been paralysed, since he learnt that his own kinsmen, even those in the womb, were slain by the Kshatriyas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.33
अनागसो धर्मपरांस्तापसान्धनकाम्यया । गर्भानपि यदा यूयं भृगूनघ्नंस्तु पुत्रकाः
anāgaso dharmaparāṃstāpasāndhanakāmyayā | garbhānapi yadā yūyaṃ bhṛgūnaghnaṃstu putrakāḥ
When you, my sons, out of desire for wealth killed the Bhṛgus — innocent, devoted to dharma, ascetics — even those (still) in the womb,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.34
तदायमूरुणा गर्भो मया वर्षशतं धृतः । षडङ्गश्चाखिलो वेदो गृहीतोऽनेन चाञ्जसा
tadāyamūruṇā garbho mayā varṣaśataṃ dhṛtaḥ | ṣaḍaṅgaścākhilo vedo gṛhīto'nena cāñjasā
then this one was carried by me as an embryo in my thigh for a hundred years; and the whole Veda with its six limbs was readily mastered by him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.35
गर्भस्थेनापि बालेन भृगुवंशविवृद्धये । सोऽपि पितृवधान्नूनं क्रोथेद्धो हन्तुमिच्छति
garbhasthenāpi bālena bhṛguvaṃśavivṛddhaye | so'pi pitṛvadhānnūnaṃ krotheddho hantumicchati
by the boy even while in the womb, for the increase of the Bhṛgu lineage. He too, inflamed with anger at the slaying of his fathers, surely wishes to kill (you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.36
भगवत्याः प्रसादेन जातोऽयं मम बालकः । तेजसा यस्य दिव्येन चक्षूंषि मुषितानि वः
bhagavatyāḥ prasādena jāto'yaṃ mama bālakaḥ | tejasā yasya divyena cakṣūṃṣi muṣitāni vaḥ
By the grace of the Goddess this boy of mine was born, by whose divine energy your eyes have been stolen away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.37
तस्मादौर्वं सुतं मेऽद्य याचध्वं विनयान्विताः । प्रणिपातेन तुष्टोऽसौ दृष्टिं वः प्रतिमोक्ष्यति
tasmādaurvaṃ sutaṃ me'dya yācadhvaṃ vinayānvitāḥ | praṇipātena tuṣṭo'sau dṛṣṭiṃ vaḥ pratimokṣyati
Therefore beg my son Aurva today, filled with humility; pleased by your prostration, he will release your sight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.38
व्यास उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्या हैहयास्तुष्टुवुश्च तम् । प्रणेमुर्विनयोपेता ऊरुजं मुनिसत्तमम्
vyāsa uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasyā haihayāstuṣṭuvuśca tam | praṇemurvinayopetā ūrujaṃ munisattamam
Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of hers, the Haihayas praised him, and, filled with humility, bowed to Aurva, best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.39
स सन्तुष्टो बभूवाथ तानुवाच विचक्षुषः । गच्छध्वं स्वगृहान्भूपा ममाख्यानकृतं वचः
sa santuṣṭo babhūvātha tānuvāca vicakṣuṣaḥ | gacchadhvaṃ svagṛhānbhūpā mamākhyānakṛtaṃ vacaḥ
He then became satisfied, and said to those who had lost their eyes: "Go to your own homes, O kings; my word has been made a mere declaration (and is fulfilled).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 17.40
अवश्यम्भाविभावास्ते भवन्ति देवनिर्मिताः । नात्र शोकस्तु कर्तव्यः पुरुषेण विजानता
avaśyambhāvibhāvāste bhavanti devanirmitāḥ | nātra śokastu kartavyaḥ puruṣeṇa vijānatā
Those events that must inevitably come to pass are ordained by the gods; a man who understands should not grieve over this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.41
पूर्ववदृषयः सर्वे प्राप्नुवन्तु यथासुखम् । व्रजन्तु विगतक्रोधा भवनानि यथासुखम्
pūrvavadṛṣayaḥ sarve prāpnuvantu yathāsukham | vrajantu vigatakrodhā bhavanāni yathāsukham
Let all the sages regain (their state) as before, at their ease; free of anger, let them go to their dwellings at their ease."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.42
इति तेन समादिष्टा हैहयाः प्राप्तलोचनाः । और्वमामन्त्र्य जग्मुस्ते सदनानि यथारुचि
iti tena samādiṣṭā haihayāḥ prāptalocanāḥ | aurvamāmantrya jagmuste sadanāni yathāruci
Thus instructed by him, the Haihayas, having regained their eyes, took leave of Aurva and went to their dwellings as they pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.43
ब्राह्मणी तं सुतं दिव्यं गृहीत्वा स्वाश्रमं गता । पालयामास भूपाल तेजस्विनमतन्द्रिता
brāhmaṇī taṃ sutaṃ divyaṃ gṛhītvā svāśramaṃ gatā | pālayāmāsa bhūpāla tejasvinamatandritā
The brahmin woman, taking that divine son, went to her own hermitage and, O king, tirelessly reared the radiant (boy).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.44
एवं ते कथितं राजन् भृगूणां तु विनाशनम् । लोभाविष्टैः क्षत्रियैश्च यत्कृतं पातकं किल
evaṃ te kathitaṃ rājan bhṛgūṇāṃ tu vināśanam | lobhāviṣṭaiḥ kṣatriyaiśca yatkṛtaṃ pātakaṃ kila
Thus, O king, the destruction of the Bhṛgus has been told to you, and the sin that was indeed committed by the kṣatriyas possessed by greed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.45
जनमेजय उवाच श्रुतं मया महत्कर्म क्षत्रियाणाञ्च दारुणम् । कारणं लोभ एवात्र दुःखदश्चोभयोस्तु सः
janamejaya uvāca śrutaṃ mayā mahatkarma kṣatriyāṇāñca dāruṇam | kāraṇaṃ lobha evātra duḥkhadaścobhayostu saḥ
Janamejaya said: I have heard of the great and terrible deed of the kṣatriyas. Greed alone was the cause in this, and it brought sorrow to both parties.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.46
किञ्चित्प्रष्टुमिहेच्छामि संशयं वासवीसुत । हैहयास्ते कथं नाम्ना ख्याता भुवि नृपात्मजाः
kiñcitpraṣṭumihecchāmi saṃśayaṃ vāsavīsuta | haihayāste kathaṃ nāmnā khyātā bhuvi nṛpātmajāḥ
I wish to ask here about a certain doubt, O son of Vāsavī: how were those princes on earth known by the name Haihayas?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.47
यदोस्तु यादवाः कामं भरताद्भारतास्तथा । हैहयः कोऽपि राजाभूत्तेषां वंशे प्रतिष्ठितः
yadostu yādavāḥ kāmaṃ bharatādbhāratāstathā | haihayaḥ ko'pi rājābhūtteṣāṃ vaṃśe pratiṣṭhitaḥ
From Yadu (came) the Yādavas, granted, and likewise the Bhāratas from Bharata; was there some king named Haihaya established in their line?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.48
तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि कारणं करुणानिधे । हैहयास्ते कथं जाताः क्षत्रियाः केन कर्मणा
tadahaṃ śrotumicchāmi kāraṇaṃ karuṇānidhe | haihayāste kathaṃ jātāḥ kṣatriyāḥ kena karmaṇā
Therefore I wish to hear the reason, O treasury of compassion: how were those kṣatriyas born as Haihayas, and by what deed?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.49
व्यास उवाच हैहयानां समुत्पत्तिं शृणु भूप सविस्तराम् । पुरातनीं सुपुण्यां च कथां पापप्रणाशिनीम्
vyāsa uvāca haihayānāṃ samutpattiṃ śṛṇu bhūpa savistarām | purātanīṃ supuṇyāṃ ca kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm
Vyāsa said: Hear, O king, the origin of the Haihayas in full detail—an ancient, most holy story that destroys sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.50
कस्मिंश्चित्समये भूप सूर्यपुत्रः सुशोभनः । रेवन्तेति च विख्यातो रूपवानमितप्रभः
kasmiṃścitsamaye bhūpa sūryaputraḥ suśobhanaḥ | revanteti ca vikhyāto rūpavānamitaprabhaḥ
At a certain time, O king, there was the very splendid son of the Sun, known as Revanta, handsome and of measureless radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.51
[http://puranastudy.freeoda.com/pur_index3/uchchaish.htm उच्चैःश्रव]समारुह्य हयरत्नं मनोहरम् । जगाम विष्णुसदनं वैकुण्ठं भास्करात्मजः
[http://puranastudy.freeoda.com/pur_index3/uchchaish.htm uccaiḥśrava]samāruhya hayaratnaṃ manoharam | jagāma viṣṇusadanaṃ vaikuṇṭhaṃ bhāskarātmajaḥ
Mounting Uccaiḥśravas, the jewel among horses, delightful (to the mind), the son of the Sun went to Viṣṇu's abode, Vaikuṇṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.52
भगवद्दर्शनाकांक्षी हयारूढो यदागतः । हयस्थस्तु तदा दृष्टो लक्ष्म्यासौ रविनन्दनः
bhagavaddarśanākāṃkṣī hayārūḍho yadāgataḥ | hayasthastu tadā dṛṣṭo lakṣmyāsau ravinandanaḥ
When he came, mounted on the horse, desiring the sight of the Lord, then that son of the Sun, seated on the horse, was seen by Lakṣmī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.53
रमा वीक्ष्य हयं दिव्यं भ्रातरं सागरोद्भवम् । रूपेण विस्मिता तस्य तस्थौ स्तम्भितलोचना
ramā vīkṣya hayaṃ divyaṃ bhrātaraṃ sāgarodbhavam | rūpeṇa vismitā tasya tasthau stambhitalocanā
Ramā, beholding the divine horse, her brother born from the ocean, and amazed at its beauty, stood with her eyes transfixed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.54
भगवानपि तं दृष्ट्वा हयारूढं मनोहरम् । आगच्छन्तं रमां विष्णुः पप्रच्छ प्रणयात्प्रभुः
bhagavānapi taṃ dṛṣṭvā hayārūḍhaṃ manoharam | āgacchantaṃ ramāṃ viṣṇuḥ papraccha praṇayātprabhuḥ
The Lord Viṣṇu too, seeing that charming one mounted on the horse coming (toward them), asked Ramā out of affection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.55
कोऽयमायाति चार्वङ्गि हयारूढ इवापरः । स्मरतेजस्तनुः कान्ते मोहयन्भुवनत्रयम्
ko'yamāyāti cārvaṅgi hayārūḍha ivāparaḥ | smaratejastanuḥ kānte mohayanbhuvanatrayam
"Who is this coming, O fair-limbed one, mounted on a horse, like a second (Kāma), with a body radiant as Love's own, O beloved, bewildering the three worlds?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.56
प्रेक्षमाणा तदा लक्ष्मीस्तच्चित्ता दैवयोगतः । नोवाच वचनं किञ्चित्पृष्टापि च पुनः पुनः
prekṣamāṇā tadā lakṣmīstaccittā daivayogataḥ | novāca vacanaṃ kiñcitpṛṣṭāpi ca punaḥ punaḥ
Then Lakṣmī, gazing on, her mind fixed on him by the workings of fate, spoke not a word, though asked again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.57
व्यास उवाच अश्वासक्तमतिं वीक्ष्य कामिनीमतिमोहिताम् । पश्यन्तीं परमप्रेम्णा चञ्चलाक्षीं च चञ्चलाम्
vyāsa uvāca aśvāsaktamatiṃ vīkṣya kāminīmatimohitām | paśyantīṃ paramapremṇā cañcalākṣīṃ ca cañcalām
Vyāsa said: Seeing the lovely woman utterly bewildered, her mind attached to the horse, gazing with the utmost passion—she of the restless eyes, herself restless—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.58
तामाह भगवान्कुद्धः किं पश्यसि सुलोचने । मोहिता च हरिं दृष्ट्वा पृष्टा नैवाभिभाषसे
tāmāha bhagavānkuddhaḥ kiṃ paśyasi sulocane | mohitā ca hariṃ dṛṣṭvā pṛṣṭā naivābhibhāṣase
the Lord, angered, said to her: "What are you looking at, fair-eyed one? Bewildered, seeing the horse, you do not answer even when questioned."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.59
सर्वत्र रमसे यस्माद्रमा तस्माद्भविष्यसि । चञ्चलत्वाच्चलेत्येवं सर्वथैव न संशयः
sarvatra ramase yasmādramā tasmādbhaviṣyasi | cañcalatvāccaletyevaṃ sarvathaiva na saṃśayaḥ
"Since you take pleasure everywhere, you shall therefore be Ramā; and because of your fickleness, 'Calā'—thus in every way, there is no doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.60
प्राकृता च यथा नारी नूनं भवति चञ्चला । तथा त्वमपि कल्याणि स्थिरा नैव कदाचन
prākṛtā ca yathā nārī nūnaṃ bhavati cañcalā | tathā tvamapi kalyāṇi sthirā naiva kadācana
"And just as an ordinary woman is surely fickle, so you too, auspicious one, are never steady."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.61
त्वं हयं मत्समीपस्था समीक्ष्य यदि मोहिता । वडवा भव वामोरु मर्त्यलोकेऽतिदारुणे
tvaṃ hayaṃ matsamīpasthā samīkṣya yadi mohitā | vaḍavā bhava vāmoru martyaloke'tidāruṇe
"Since you, standing beside me, were bewildered on seeing the horse, become a mare, O fair-thighed one, in the exceedingly dreadful world of mortals."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.62
इति शप्ता रमा देवी हरिणा दैवयोगतः । रुरोद वेपमाना सा भयभीतातिदुःखिता
iti śaptā ramā devī hariṇā daivayogataḥ | ruroda vepamānā sā bhayabhītātiduḥkhitā
Thus cursed by Hari through the workings of fate, the goddess Ramā wept, trembling, terrified with fear and deeply grieved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.63
तमुवाच रमानाथ शङ्किता चारुहासिनी । प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं स्वपतिं विनयान्विता
tamuvāca ramānātha śaṅkitā cāruhāsinī | praṇamya śirasā devaṃ svapatiṃ vinayānvitā
Fearful, the sweetly-smiling one spoke to him, the Lord of Ramā, bowing her head to the god, her own husband, filled with humility.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.64
देवदेव जगन्नाथ करुणाकर केशव । स्वल्पेऽपराधे गोविन्द कस्माच्छापं ददासि मे
devadeva jagannātha karuṇākara keśava | svalpe'parādhe govinda kasmācchāpaṃ dadāsi me
"God of gods, Lord of the world, source of compassion, Keśava! For so slight an offence, Govinda, why do you lay a curse on me?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.65
न कदाचिन्मया दृष्टः क्रोधस्ते हीदृशः प्रभो । क्व गतस्ते मयि स्नेहः सहजो न तु नश्वरः
na kadācinmayā dṛṣṭaḥ krodhaste hīdṛśaḥ prabho | kva gataste mayi snehaḥ sahajo na tu naśvaraḥ
"Never before have I seen such anger of yours, Lord. Where has your love for me gone — that love which was natural and not perishable?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.66
वज्रपातस्तु शत्रौ वै कर्तव्यो न सुहृज्जने । सदाहं वरयोग्या ते शापयोग्या कथं कृता
vajrapātastu śatrau vai kartavyo na suhṛjjane | sadāhaṃ varayogyā te śāpayogyā kathaṃ kṛtā
"A thunderbolt should be hurled at an enemy, surely, not at a friend. I am always fit for your boons — how have I been made fit for a curse?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.67
प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्यामि गोविन्द पश्यतोऽद्य तवाग्रतः । कथं जीवे त्वया हीना विरहानलतापिता
prāṇāṃstyakṣyāmi govinda paśyato'dya tavāgrataḥ | kathaṃ jīve tvayā hīnā virahānalatāpitā
"I will give up my life, Govinda, today before you as you look on. How can I live, bereft of you, scorched by the fire of separation?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.68
प्रसादं कुरु देवेश शापादस्मात्सुदारुणात् । कदा मुक्ता समीपं ते प्राप्नोमि सुखदं विभौ
prasādaṃ kuru deveśa śāpādasmātsudāruṇāt | kadā muktā samīpaṃ te prāpnomi sukhadaṃ vibhau
"Show favour, lord of the gods, (releasing me) from this most terrible curse. When, released, shall I reach your presence, O Lord, which bestows happiness?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 17.69
हरिरुवाच यदा ते भविता पुत्रः पृथिव्यां मत्समः प्रिये । तदा मां प्राप्य तन्वङ्गि सुखिता त्वं भविष्यसि
hariruvāca yadā te bhavitā putraḥ pṛthivyāṃ matsamaḥ priye | tadā māṃ prāpya tanvaṅgi sukhitā tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi
Hari said: When you have a son on earth equal to me, dear one, then, slender-limbed one, having regained me you will be happy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition